The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-25
a grandson of the Rufus

IN the DaICkeS OF FRED GEN. RUFUS KING.
ericksburg, Groveton, Manassas, Yorktown and
Fairfax. After the war he was again minister to
Rome. He died in 1876.
At midnight, after march of twenty
miles, jackson and his men bivouaeked at
Salem, near Thoroughfare Gap, ON the rail-
road jackson had forbidden his soldiers to
shout, but whenever they caught sight of him
in his faded uniform and old yellow cap they
sent up roaring cheers, and he could not stop
them.
At daylight they were on the march again.
Thoroughfare Gap was undefended by Union
troops, as they had hoped, and now they wer9
ready for Pope ON the right or Washington
city on the left. Jackson's men had per-
formed another one of their extraordinary
marches They had Travelled fifty miles in
TWO days with only green corn and apples to
eat. Many of them limped along barefoot.
Yet there was not a straggler, and they were
ready for fight.
By the evening Of Aug. % the advance Of
JaclIson's men were at Manassas Junction on
the railroad which supplied Pope. A great
number Of supplies was there, which the Con-
federates destroyed after getting one square
meal" out them.
Hooker was at Bristoe Station, seven miles
from Manassas, and Fitz John Porter was at
Warrenton Junction, nine miles away, with
4,500 men. They were the advance of Pope'S
Jackson's movement, and had decided to
march his whole army to Manassas and
Gainesville.
By Aug. % Gen. Pope had got REINFORCE
ments to the number OF not quite q, 600 men
from the Army of the Potomac. They were
of the flower Of that army, including Fitz
John Porter's corps, with his troops Of the
regular army, under the division command
ers Morell and Sykes. Gen. Reynolds was
also there with his division Of the Pennsyl-
vania Reserves. Gen. Meade was one of the
brigade commanders.
Longstreet was following jackson, mean
ing to flank Pope on the right while jackson
attacked the rear. He was marching rap
idly, pressing toward Thoroughfare Gap.
His position as well as that of jackson was
extremely ticklish. If Pope could fall on
them separately, before Lees whole army
could come up, then each would be cut to
pieces. The greatest watchfulness night and
day was observed. On the morning of the
18th Longstreet observed that his brigades
were being suddenly halted on different
roads With no apparent reason they
stopped and remained stock still although
he was hurrying them forward at the top of
their speed. In a towering rage he rode for
ward to find out the reason. He was told
courier had brought orders from Gen. Lee,
directing the army to halt
GWhere is that courierG" demanded Long
street.
aThere, gallOping down the road" said a
brigadier.
%Overtake him; bring him to me-" cried
LOngstreet.
He was halted and brought back.
81 must be OFF to the rear" said the courier.
endeavoring TO go free; 81 have orders for
Longstreet."
sIam Gen. Longstreet," said that individ-
nal GWhere are your ordersF'
The man turned deathly white and did not
answer. He was Union spy.
G5ive this man ten minutes and hang him, !"
Numbered Longstreet. "Let the columns
push forward Immediately"
The columns moved on But when they
did SO they left behind them man in Con-
federate gray hanging to a roadside tree,
dead.
Gen. George Sykes, brigadier general Of volun-